GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
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| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |